Repatriation of L/Cpl Gajbahadur Gurung 1st Batt. Yorkshire Regt.

Repatriation Notification

We have been advised by RAF Brize Norton that the repatriation of Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung from 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment will be onTuesday 7th February. The plane is due to land at 2:00pm and the cortege will pass by the Memorial Garden at 4:00pm, arriving at the John Radcliffe Hospital at around 5:00pm. Norton Way will be closed from approx 1.00pm, whilst Station Road, Brize Norton, will be closed for approximately 10 minutes once the cortege leaves Britannia Gate at RAF Brize Norton. Please be prepared for cold and wintery weather on Tuesday. Please note that times are subject to change at short notice and we advise that you check again by visiting www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/repatriations or call 01865 816345.

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Repatriation of Sig I. Sartorious-Jones. R Signals

Repatriation notification PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIMINGS FOR THE REPATRIATION We have been advised by RAF Brize Norton that the repatriation of Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones, 200 Signals Squadron, will take place on Thursday 2nd February 2012. The plane will land at approximately 1:30pm and the cortege will pass by the Memorial Garden at around 3:30pm arriving at the John Radcliffe Hospital around 4.30pm. Norton Way will be closed from approx 12:30pm, whilst Station Road, Brize Norton, will be closed for approximately 10 minutes once the cortege leaves Britannia Gate at RAF Brize Norton. The weather forecast for Thursday is cold with sunny intervals therefore please ensure you are prepared. Please note that times are subject to change at short notice and we advise that you check again by visiting www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/repatriations or call 01865 816345. Please note that we are aware that Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung from 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment is due Repatriated. His Repatriation will NOT be on Thursday 2nd February. Please continue to monitor our website as it will be updated as soon as any further information is known. unsubscribe | forward to a friend | update preferences

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Repatriation of Sig. Ian Sartorious-Jones. Royal Signals

The Repatriation

of

Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones of (200 Signals Squadron) Royal Corps of Signals

will take place on –

Thursday, 2^nd February, 2012

Aircraft lands 12:30 hours

RAF Brize Norton (Family Service Starts) 13:30 hours

Cortege expected to leave RAF Brize Norton 14:20 hours +/- 30 minutes - Estimated time of departure

- (Approximately 0.8 miles to Brize Norton)

Brize Norton Village 14:25 hours +/- 30 minutes

- (Approximately 0.9 miles to Memorial)

Memorial Garden (Norton Way, Carterton) 14:30 hours +/- 30 minutes

Minister Lovell (Junction with A40) 14:40 hours +/- 30 minutes

St Anthony of Padua Parish Church 15:25 hours +/- 30 minutes (Situated at entrance to JRH)

John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford) 15:30 hours +/- 30 minutes - Estimated time of arrival

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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

On behalf of the Royal Marines Association

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Pay your subs by PAYPAL

For interest for the overseas members, I have now added a Paypal button to the site under "subscriptions" so that you can pay your subs this way. You do have to have a paypal account, as the payments are taken automatically annually, and I have had to add the 4% surcharge which otherwise we have to pay out of the funds.......

Herbie


.Arborfield Old Boys' Association

Latest on reunion!

You should all be getting your reunion forms very soon, but , for those who would like to pay by other means rather than a cheque, then goto:
http://www.arborfieldoldboys.co.uk/reunions.html

Where you will now be able to pay by PAYPAL, debit or credit card. If you still want to send your booking preferences by post, and pay by the web, feel free to do so, as long as you make it clear on the booking form!

In any case, please let us have the completed applications in before 23/02/2012.
Any problems, please contact us through the AOBA sites.

Herbie
Arborfield Old Boys' Association

A Happy New Year!

A very Happy and Healthy New Year to one and all, to you and yours!

Please take a look at the new Contacts page on the AOBA website, it has been updated to include
members new and members with new positions, we welcome Bill Cleaseby back as our Vice Chairman, a welcome to Alec Powell as Registrar, Ray Stevens as the new Oban Editor, Phil Graham as Database Manager, and a welcome to Roger Traves, who has for some time been in the post of Remembrance Scroll Officer.

A big thank you to those that have retired from their posts, To Keith Evans, Fred Mills, Peter Gripton and Peter Gibson, all of whom performed selflessly for our common good in the past.

This year brings with it great change, I'm sure most of you know that the facilities and Sergeant's Mess at Arborfield are no longer available to us, and so, we have a new location for our re-union, the Barcelo Hinkley Hotel in Hinkley, West Mids.
Very shortly, you will be recieving a letter from the Hon. Sec. which will be the booking form
and information for this year.

For the very first time, I hope to make available by way of the AOBA website, an alternative means to pay by Paypal or Credit/debit card.

That's all for now, but keep watching this blog.

Herbie


Arborfield Old Boys' Association

Repatriation of Pte J King

Repatriation notification PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIMINGS FOR THE REPATRIATION We have been advised by RAF Brize Norton that the repatriation of Pte John King, from 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, will take place on Thursday 5th Janurary 2012. The plane will land at approximately 14:00 and the cortege will pass by the Memorial Garden at around 16:00 arriving at the John Radcliffe Hospital around 17.00. Norton Way will be closed from approx 11.45am, whilst Station Road, Brize Norton, will be closed for approximately 10 minutes once the cortege leaves Britannia Gate at RAF Brize Norton. The weather forecast for Thursday is sunny intervals please ensure you are prepared. Please note that times are subject to change at short notice and we advise that you check again by visiting www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/repatriations or call 01865 816345. unsubscribe | forward to a friend | update preferences

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